After both having extra time off, the Grady Bronchos and the Santa Rosa Lions will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Grady managed to slip by Des Moines the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Bronchos lost 3-0 to the Demons on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bronchos have suffered against the Demons since August 25, 2018.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Des Moines scored at least 17 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-20, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Oak Grove Classical Academy, falling 3-0.
Santa Rosa was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Oak Grove Classical Academy work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-16, 25-23.
Santa Rosa's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Grady, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Everything went Grady's way against Santa Rosa in their previous matchup back in August of 2024, as Grady made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Bronchos have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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